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Thursday, March 13, 2014

yesterday… today... tomorrow

want don't want this that

puddle reflections bright light

blue skies change to gray

in the hush or rush

quiet walk or highway slush

wish or wash away

see our tangled life

and love this very minute

more than want don't want

I am a little late posting
today. We braved the storm that intensified as we drove north to see my
Neurologist for a check up. She is pleased with how well I am! It has been a
long, uncertain, messy road to stability and she has been our guide most of the
way. This remission is still holding, t-cells and lymphocytes remain low, but
steady for me, and that's a good thing. No MRI until October unless I have a
flare or new symptoms:-)

And
even though I know everyone here in the north is tired of winter, excited for
March winds to carry the cold away, for sunny days and warming temperatures
like Wednesday's balmy 51F, before driving to the doctor’s office, the fifty
five words below describe how my morning began:

Eyes
softly opened after meditation looking out the window, first thought, “This
might be the last of the season. It is so beautiful.” Calm, held, transfixed by
pure iced ashes of snow, perhaps winter’s last offering tumbling from heaven as
my grateful prayer rose up; a state of grace, not wanting anything other than
this.

Dear Laura, I am so glad the stability is keeping on, as my daily prayers for you are. Enjoying what we have right now is the best way to go. I thank God for every moment that I am granted o this wonderful planet. My meditation is sitting on my swing seat with my dog at my feet and watching my chickens scratching around in my vicinity. Bliss.

Lovely to read that the med check-up is well, and lovely way to start the day with an inspired poem (...) .."see our tangled lifeand love this very minutemore than want don't want...", such marvelous thoughts and daily instants of "yesterday...today.... tomorow"!All the best and thanks for sharing!!

Mazel Tov!!!If anyone on this planet deserved a little peace and stability in their life it's YOU. As always you have shared part of your fantastic creative genious with us all.Loved your 55Thanks for playing, thanks for your wonderful support, and have A Kick Ass Purim...:-)

Oh this is a beautiful post and your meditation prayer, awesome! I will be joining in I Heart Macro one of these days Laura, just haven't had any macro's to share lately but I enjoy visiting. Have a wonderful weekend and I am very happy for you with the great check-up report.

I am still having all over body chills from your beautiful post, from word, image, and your intent. Laura, thank you for sharing this moment of being with us all. And thank you for celebrating today with me. We have so much to appreciate... all these this's and that's wants and don't wants... I love them all... and you.

yes winter's end still lingers here.... wet rain, lots of it... no mind... I am beginning to hear birds and see squirrels prancing as if they are tigger.... the trees are breathtaking... yes, here right now..not over there... I like that too....

In spite of the coldness of the frost, it is encouraging to see the buds coming with the promise of spring. I mistakenly deleted my original post and managed to recover it but when I entered the link again the URL had changed so the first post won't open. Sorry!

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